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Pools by Peter Wilson

Aston Villa have won just seven of their 13 Premiership matches this season so will need to up their game against Everton. As Everton’s only League defeats this season have come against London teams, David Moyes’s side might be confident of getting something from this match. Moyes’s former team, Preston, are on a run at the moment that is making the Championship’s leading pack look behind them with caution, as leaders Ipswich found out on Friday evening. This week they host Burnley, who have conceded eight goals in their past two League trips to Deepdale. The visitors’ defence is much tighter this season and should make the hosts fight very hard for a win. Don't expect the usual avalanche of goals this fixture brings Homes: Chelsea, Tottenham, Ipswich, Preston, Sunderland, Chesterfield, Hull, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield, Rochdale Aways: Wigan, Derby Co, Luton, Hartlepool, Oxford Utd Draws: Aston Villa, C Palace, Brighton,